Was my GPS programmed by an adventurer

Submitted: Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 at 15:20
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Yesterday I had occasion to make a very quick trip from Bathurst to Scone.

I was in a big hurry and had to get there ASAP. Being unfamiliar with the area I just punched the address into the company supplied GPS and followed the directions.

It was a great run, pouring rain and poor visibility along roads I had virtually never been on. The GPS took me an interesting route that included steep windy unsealed roads and flooded creeks. Company cars are great but that is another story.

Anyway I got to Scone and did what I had to do. Time to go home. So I hit the take me home button and followed the directions. This time the GPS took me a different route. This time it was all sealed, was much more open and undulating with fast sweeping bends and it was about 30km shorter.

So the question. Why did the GPS take two different routes between the same places?

Don't get me wrong. Under normal circumstances I would never take the same road twice if there was a viable alternative. I would like to go back and take my time over the road I went up to scone. What I saw of it looked very pretty. I even saw what I thought would be good camping spots along the way. But at 100mph it is hard to check them out properly.

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Reply By: Member - joc45 (WA) - Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 at 15:37

Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 at 15:37
Duncs,
don't you mean 100km/h?

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Follow Up By: Member - Duncs - Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 at 15:40

Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 at 15:40
No.




It was a VERY fast trip. While the 100mph is not literal I was doing a lot more than 100km/h most of the time.

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Follow Up By: olcoolone - Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 at 21:03

Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 at 21:03
"It was a great run, pouring rain and poor visibility along roads I had virtually never been on."

Thats pretty stupid traveling at speed in those conditions and on a road you don't know!

I suppose if anything happened it would be just another number...no big loose.

There is no excuse for driving dangerously.

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Follow Up By: Member - Duncs - Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 at 22:21

Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 at 22:21
I was waiting for one of these.

You don't know the reason for the drive and I am not going to tell you.

All I will say is that despite having to get there in a hurry I had no issues with the drive. No close calls, no slides or near misses but there is always someone who reads that into it.

Sorry olcoolone but I think your out of line.

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Follow Up By: olcoolone - Monday, Feb 08, 2010 at 08:40

Monday, Feb 08, 2010 at 08:40
No I don't think I out of line!

What gives you the right to break the law and dangerous conditions and put the lives of innocent people in danger.

And you advertised the fact that you were speeding in bad conditions.

I don't care what excuse you had for doing it, the simple thing is you did it and bragged about it.




"No close calls, no slides or near misses but there is always someone who reads that into it."

And if it did happen you might not be here to brag about it?






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Follow Up By: Sir Kev & Darkie - Monday, Feb 08, 2010 at 08:43

Monday, Feb 08, 2010 at 08:43
Does Red Flashing Lights and a LOUD siren mean anything???


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Follow Up By: Pezza QLD - Monday, Feb 08, 2010 at 11:00

Monday, Feb 08, 2010 at 11:00
Olcoolone,

I usually don't comment on government brainwashed robots like yourself but people like you are really starting to give me the irks !!
What gives you the right to publicly bully and play god by dictating to others what YOU deem as dangerous and what YOU think is stupid ?
I'm sure Duncs was fully aware of the law, it was his decision to bend it, he doesn't need the likes of you jumping up and down carrying on with your inane comments.
You have no idea of his skill level or his previous driving experience, and I'll bet my left n-- both are far in advance of yours !
So mind your own business and pull your head in !
And just for your information if any of this garbage the guvmint tries brainwashing us with about "every K over kills" and "speed kills" etc had any truth about it I should've been dead 3 times over years ago !

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Follow Up By: Member - Duncs - Tuesday, Feb 09, 2010 at 19:42

Tuesday, Feb 09, 2010 at 19:42
Olcoolone and everyone else,

This post was never meant to generate angst amongst forum members. One of the things I like about this forum is the ability to discuss things openly and frankly, as long as we remain polite.

Olcoolone I still believe you are out of line. You don't have all the facts and have made a judgement based on a couple of lines of text. Inflection is difficult to communicate in text and maybe that is part of the problem.

If it will appease you in any way look at what Sir Kev said. If it is the law you are concerned about then I can honestly say I did not break the law. In fact it could be argued that had I not travelled as quickly as I did then I would have been in breach laws other than the MTA.

It was a long drive, Road, traffic and weather conditions varied considerably during its course and I believe that I travelled safely at all times. Some may chose to argue, as you have, but I was the only one there. Some of the time I was travelling quickly and at other times I was going very slow. The half metre deep creek crossing slowed me down considerably and while I enjoy the challenge of such a crossing it was not welcome that particular day.

This thread was not meant to provoke argument I was and still am somewhat bemused that a navigation device which obviously works off a programmed set of directives could provide me with two entirely different routes between the same two places. That was what I was asking about. It did the same to me today, suggesting I take a road that even the locals can't find when I was heading out of town but bringing me back via the main road.

Anyway lets just settle down and enjoy what we have in common. A love of being out there having a look around.

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Reply By: davmac452 - Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 at 15:43

Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 at 15:43
Hey Duncs.

They can be intriguing little buggers. Check in the settings whether the route is set for "fastest" or "most direct". This will vary on the brand and software. Generally fastest might be longer but will be higher grade sealed roads, whereas most direct might even take you down unmade road reserves and goat tracks.

The other trick is to enter "via" points to force the route along a particular road.
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Follow Up By: Member - Duncs - Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 at 17:29

Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 at 17:29
I understand all that. What I can't get my head around is why it gave me two different routes between the same two places. One was about 10% longer than the other in distance and about 25% longer in time.

I did nothing to change settings in the GPS it just did it by itself.

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Reply By: Member - Allan B (QLD) - Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 at 18:05

Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 at 18:05
Hey Duncs,

After your 100mph going to Scone perhaps the GPS decided it had best take you home on a sealed road for safety! LOL

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Reply By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 at 18:43

Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 at 18:43
Maybe it was listening to you telling me the back way to go the other day..


LOL

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Reply By: Bonz (Vic) - Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 at 20:16

Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 at 20:16
Maybe its female.
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Follow Up By: Member - Duncs - Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 at 22:22

Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 at 22:22
You may be on to something with that thought Bonz.

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Reply By: zacc - Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 at 20:29

Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 at 20:29
Probable made by the fuel companys so you use more fuel
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